Novelty bottle opener



Au ,1935. J. R. SCHUCHARDT 2,010,326

NOVELTY BOTTLE OPENER Filed Aug. 24, 1954 y am:

INVENTORY Ire J'Cnwcrrnne0r BY. Q ME EY If) Patented Aug. 6, 1935 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a novel form of bottle opener, for corked andwired or metal capped bottles, which may be assembled for pocketcarrying in a convenient manner, but is more readily adapted to serve asa display piece of statuary. The device, when assembled for use,provides an instrument for pulling the cork from a bottle, and aninstrument for removing a rumpled or orimped metal cap from a bottle.

This invention relates to improvements in bottle openers and has for itsobject to provide a device of simple and cheap construction for removingcrown caps.

Another object of this invention is to provide a combination toolembracing a crown cap remover and corkscrew.

This invention has as its principal object to provide an ornamental aswell as useful fixture for opening bottles.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a working,practical apparatus of a cast bronze or cast iron construction, and onethat is suitable for display purposes.

The device forming the subject matter of this invention is animprovement in opening means for bottle closures and consists incombined, into one integral piece, parts of great simplicity andefiiciency for performing the desired results.

Other and further objects and advantages will present themselves uponreading the following description and will become obvious to thoseversed in the related arts when considered in connection with thefollowing specification, especially with the aid of the annexed drawing.

The foregoing objects have been accomplished by means consisting of thearrangement and combination of parts illustratively exemplified in theaccompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure l is a side view, partially sectional, of the bottle opener,showing a portion of the lower body of the statue cut away in order toclearly depict the working mechanism.

Figure 2 is a rear view showing the cut away portion wherein thecorkscrew proper is positioned in its recess, as when not in use.

Figure 3 is a partial sectional view showing the body of the statuecompletely sectioned on the line 3-3, of Figure 2, showing theheadturned, however, to the rear and the corkscrew necessarily extrudedand locked in open position.

Figure 4 is a section of Figure 1, taken on the 5 line 44 thereof.

Figure 5 is a section of Figure 2, taken on the line 5-5 thereof.

Figure 6 is a bottom view of Figure 3, showing the core of the moldedbody of the statue.

This combination novelty bottle-opener comprises in its present form, acast or moulded body or statue l I, having a head portion 12, whichlatter is fitted on to a tubular member 13 wherein a spiral groove I4 iscut. Into the spiral groove M the 15 double-bent portion or end of thecork-screw I5 is inserted. Corkscrew I5 is held in place by pm Hi. Handportion I! is used to remove crimped bottle caps and the like.

By turning the head l2 it is plainly seen by those 20 versed in therelated art, that spiral groove l4 will cause corkscrew IE to be raisedand locked into open or used position as shown in Figure 3. By turningthe head to the front again, the corkscrew is hidden in the recess l8,Figure 2.

What is claimed is:

The combination in a bottle opener, of an elongated body, a core runningthrough said body, a tubular member in said core having a head-likemember fixedly mounted on said tubular mem- 30 her, the latter membersbeing rotatably mounted within said statue core, a spiral groove out insaid tubular member, a recess in said body. Said recess runninglengthwise of the body and communicating with said core, and a corkscrewpivotally 35 mounted in said recess and having one end of said corkscrewslidably operable in said groove and angularly disposed with respect tothe longitudinal axis of the corkscrew so that the turning of the headmember causes said corkscrew to be ex- 40 truded from said recess orlocked into said recess in said body in accordance with the backward orforward facing or turning of said head respectively.

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